Not because he is the best choice. Not because I think he shares any of our principles... Just because he's not Obama.
I do not try to kid myself or spin fairy stories that Willard is in any way a "conservative". He's simply a better choice than Zero...
I can respect that stance; though I mightily disagree with the thought that he is [simply] a better choice. I believe that a Romney presidency could indicate [to the GOP] that there is no need to run anyone who actually is 'conservative' as they can win with liberals, that the changing of the President's political party will trigger a "we did something" thought in far too many people for them to continue to wake up to the out-of-control corruption of our government. In that [longer-term] sense, I see Romney as being a worse choice.
Think of it in terms of normalization; electing Romney only normalizes the party toward a 'liberal' state of mind. To put it to a specific point, consider abortion; given the "of course rape, incest, and cases of the mother's health exceptions should exist"-thought, to which Romney ascribes, how long until embracing such exceptions is not a disqualifier for the 'pro-life' label? Arguably that point is now: Romney is being called pro-life, yet wishes to allow the killing of the innocent because of the crimes of their parents.